"Five
minutes is all it took for the world to issue the strongest of
condemnations following the murder on Wednesday of a 16-year old
Palestinian boy from east Jerusalem. Five minutes. Then the fiercest of
denunciations swiftly poured in.
U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry rushed to 'condemn in the strongest possible terms the
despicable and senseless abduction and murder' of Muhammad Hussein Abu
Khdeir. 'It is sickening to think of an innocent 17-year-old boy
snatched off the streets and his life stolen from him and his family.
There are no words to convey adequately our condolences to the
Palestinian people.'
'Despicable' and 'sickening.' 'Snatched off the streets.' 'There are no words.'
Similarly, Quartet
envoy Tony Blair called the murder 'horrendous' and 'heinous,' and said
that 'the perpetrators must be found swiftly and brought to justice.'
Blair is so 'very worried' about 'the unrest in Jerusalem and the West
Bank, including assaults on Palestinians, 'price-tag' attacks and
settler violence that cannot be tolerated.'
'Horrendous.' 'Heinous.' 'Very worried.' 'Cannot be tolerated.'
For most of the world,
Israel's guilty verdict had already come in. Guilty until proven
innocent. Trigger-happy to convict Israel. All within five minutes."
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